Hinging means



Feb. 9, 1937. A. R. GLANCY ET AL HINGING MEANS Filed Sept. l1, 1935 er1 in VIII Patented Feb. 9, 1937 HINGING MEANS Alfred R. Glancy and William M. Chamberlin, Plymouth, Mich.

Application September 11, 1935; Serial No. 40;()28

5 Claims.

invention relates to the construction and pivotalA support of molded articles, particularly articles of substantialV size which are molded of non-metallic composition. Particular utility is found' in the application offthe invention to arti-I cles which may be called upon to withstand abuse and hard usage, yet should remain of sanitary character, neat appearance and impervious to moisture, such as the seats and covers of waterclosets and the like. The invention aims to simplify the construction, lighten the weight, decrease the perviousness as well as the chances of breakage and deterioration of such molded articles, and to provide hinging means of great strength and simplicity, incorporating improved automatic stop means limiting swinging movement of the hinged object, wherein the hinging means itself is concealed, yet the bearing surface is extremely large and wear consequently reduced to a minimum.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description wherein reference is made to the accompanying drawing illustrating a preferred embodiment of the invention and wherein similar reference numerals designate similar parts throughout the several views.A

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a water closet provided with a seat and hinge construction incorporating the invention;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary cross-section taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary section similar to Figure 2, showing the seat swung to a different position;

Figures 4 and 5 are detailed perspectives of hinging elements; and

Figure 6 is an elevational View of one of the hinging elements, indicating in dot-dash lines the arrangement of the molded casing body thereupon.

Referring now to the drawing, it will be seen upon inspection of Figures 2 and 3 that the body of the seat comprises a core portion I over which is molded a surface or casing portion I2. The core portion is rst formed and partially cured in a mold of appropriate size and proportions, and is comprised of blown rubber of such com-l position that after the curing it is of porous but', relatively hard nature. In the initial mold, howy ever, the curing of the core is not completed, but

ing I-2. The latter is arranged thereover` after the completion ofsuchi'lrst step of the process-A (the partialcuring of the core to the proper degree) The case I2 is of dense rubber, and`is of course not blown'or expanded. 5:

After enclosure of the core in the encasing portion I2V the assembly is cured under conditions which both properly cure the case and at the same time complete the curing of the core, as is more fully set forth in the copending application 10 of Gustavus B. Mix covering such process, Serial No. 40,029, led September 11, 1935. The second. curing effects vulcanization of the dense outer coating to the sponge rubber core, so that they are permenantly bonded together, and it will be l5 appreciated that the surfacing material, being of impervious nature, is capable of taking a high polish.

The seat construction shown incorporates at its rear extremity a partly lcylindrical tube I5, 2o molded into and in the shown instance extending entirely across the reduced back portion of the seat, thus providing an opening at each side into which the hinge pintles 20 may project. The tube I5 will be seen to be provided with an 25 angular reentrant or infolded portion I6 which constitutes an abutment adapted to Vlimit swinging movement of the seat by engagement with the flat surfaces of the semi-cylindrical pintle portions 20. The molding of the material of the 30 seat into the angular recess formed in the exterior of the tube by the infolded portion I6 locks the tube rmly in place and against rotation with respect to the seat. 'Ihe hinge elements are shown as of inverted L shape, and 35 secured to the rearwardly projecting ange portion-25 of the bowl 24 by means of nuts 22 fitted over their downwardly extending stem portions 2|. Over the body portion may be molded an encasing body of rubber or the like of appro- 40 priate contour, adapted to conform to the appearance of the seat. Such molded casing is designated 23, and it will be seen that the hori- Zontal semi-cylindrical pintle or pivot portion 20 extends laterally therefrom at the proper point 45 to extend into the hinge tube I5 when the parts are assembled in the manner indicated in Figure 1.

What we claim is: Y

1. Hinging means for a molded article, com- 50 prising a partly cylindrical tube, having a reentrant portion, embedded in such article and having an open end accessible at a surface of said article, and a partly cylindrical pintle Velement rotatably interntted with said tube. 55

2. Hinging means for a moldedarticle comprising a tubular element of generally cylindri cal form, having a sector-shaped re-entrant portion, embedded in such article and having an open end accessible at one surface of said article, and a cooperatively shaped pintle element rotatably intertted with said tube. v

3. Hinging meansffor a molded article comprising a partly cylindrical tube having a deformed portion and embedded in such article, said tube having an end open and accessible from one surface of said article, and a partly cylindrical pintle rotatably interfitted with thel` tube and of lesser circumferential extent than' external surface of such deformedportion locks the tube against rotationV with respect to theY material of which the article is molded.

4. Hinging means for a molded article comprising a partly vcylindrical tube element embedded in such article and having a sector shaped portion reentrant with respect to thev circumferentially extended surface of the cylindrical portion, said tube element having an end open and accessiblefrom a surface of said'article, and a partly cylindrical pintle element rotatably kextending into said open end of the tube element substantially coaxially with respect to the cylindrical portion of the latter, the cylindrical portion of the pintle element being of lesser 'circumferential `extent than that of the tube element,

whereby said reentrant portion limitsV the extentA of rotation of one of these elements relativelyto 5. Hinging means for molded articles and the Y like comprising a partly cylindrical tube member secured in such article and held against rota.- tion by the cooperation of the molded material with the noncylindrical portion, and a; partly cylindrical pintle element rotatably intertted with the tube member and having angular lost motion with Vrespect thereto but positively stopped in its relative angular movement by interengagement with the noncylindrical portion of the tube. ALFRED R. GLANCY. WILLIAM M. CHAMBERLIN.V 

